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The weekly newsletter of The Place Adventist Fellowship in Newbury Park, California. We seek to become mature disciples of Jesus, intimately in love with God, who express His love in creative service and fellowship.

Friday, December 30, 2005

The Scoop at The Place - December 30, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath Elder Rob Randall will be preaching. We look forward to hearing his message entitled, "A New Song." Come and worship and enter the new year on a high note.

And, a reminder that you always have access to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!). Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. They are exploring the book of Acts. Come and join the fun!

The Discipleship training class will NOT meet this Sabbath, but will resume after the holidays.

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!

And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. You may return your tithes and offerings to The Place or on-line by clicking on the link provided.

Happy New Year
We at The Place would like to wish you and your family a very happy new year! We pray that 2006 brings you and your loved ones God's richest blessings of peace and love. Thank you for sharing your friendship and joy with us. We look forward to many more times together and a deeper relationship with our God and with one another.

The Place Finances
Once again, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your faithful giving. During November, we received tithe in the amount of $11,876, bringing us to a total of $135,116 for the year. We also received $5,218 towards our church budget, bringing that total to $79,958 for the year. Although we are still behind in our church budget for this year, we trust that God will continue to bless you as you support The Place and our ministry.

We would like to remind you that our Christmas tree would be happy to receive any Christmas gifts in envelopes with checks inside!

We would also like to remind you that December 31st is the last day of the year and thus the last opportunity for you to donate any money and still receive a tax deduction. Thanks for remembering us during your year end giving. God bless you.

The Place Small Groups
Yes, we know we talk about our small groups a lot...but, there is a great reason for doing so...they are awesome! For the many of you who are blessed each week in our small groups, you know what we mean. But, sadly, there are still some who are missing out on that blessing!

In 2006, we are going to be doing some special things with our small groups. As we begin the year, we will be focusing on the topic of prayer during the first few months...and our small groups will be a part of that journey together as we learn about how God prays for us...and how understanding that can strengthen our own prayer lives.

And, we are believing that we are going to be starting several new small groups - one in Ventura; one in Thousand Oaks; another one focused on families with young children and hopefully more.

If you are interested in making a commitment to a small group, would like to start a new one, or just have questions, please contact Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com.

The Place Website & New Online Directory!
We are very proud of our church website... www.theplacechurch.com. And, we invite you to check it out if you have not done so. You can find everything you need to know about The Place - from our church calendar to photos of our church events. You may even shop online and The Place gets a 4-8% rebate. Just start your shopping from the store links on our website and The Place receives credit automatically.

And, now, something new...remember those times when you were looking for a member phone number or address? Well, we have just rolled out your solution...the official Place Online Directory. To keep everyone's information very secure, you'll have to create (and remember) a login and password to access the directory. You can search for members by first or last name and view whole families on one screen. The directory contains members and regular attendees of The Place, including children. But, if you are not in our directory and should be, we apologize in advance. It's just in its infancy, so if you find errors you may forward them to jeremy@jeremybachmann.com. This is awesome!

It's that easy! And-if there are any other suggestions for shopping websites for us to try and add, please contact Jeremy Bachmann at 818-438-5316 or click on the link below. Happy shopping!

Prayer
In 2006, we want to make prayer a focal point of our spiritual journey at The Place. For many of you, that is nothing new. For others, it will be brand new. But, regardless of which category you fit into, we want to grow together in 2006. Pastor Simon will begin the new year with a sermon series focused on prayer, and many of our small groups will be focusing on prayer as well! We invite you to join the journey, individually and corporately.

Also, many of us have prayer requests and praises to God...and our prayer team loves to pray and praise along with you. If you have prayer requests you may email them to our prayer team coordinator, Joelle Vessels at processgirl@hotmail.com. And, we are always looking for more pray-ers. Let us know if you would be interested in being part of our prayer team. This is a vital ministry and the heart of our mission as a church.

Farewell to the Shea's!
There will be a farewell party for Branon, Robyn and Nolan Shea next Saturday evening, January 7th. The get together will be held at Deane and Elvina Wolcott's home in Thousand Oaks (we will have directions next week.) Light refreshments will be served from 5-8 p.m. We are so sad to see the Shea's go, but we are also happy for the new chapter in their lives. We love you and will me you GREATLY!!! We invite you to come and send them off well!

Family Volleyball Night and more.
Yes, we have some new things in store for 2006. One of those is a new bulletin, which you will see very shortly. Another is a new communications ministry, in which one of our members is going to be the central coordinator for us for news - both good and bad, and for expediting ways we can minister to one another when we need it!

And, we will have our first family volleyball night on Saturday evening, January 14th. We invite you (whether young or old, single or with kids) to come and spend some time with your friends or getting to know new ones. We start the fun at 6:00 p.m. at the NPAA Gymnasium. We are going to be doing this regularly. But, if you are interested in being a host of these nights, please talk to Pastor Simon.
We wish you a happy new year at The Place!!

posted by The Place @ 4:39 PM  

Friday, December 23, 2005

December 23rd, 2005-Merry Christmas!!

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath we will have a very special musical Christmas program. We will have our children singing as a choir; other wonderful musical items; and the children will lead us in the story of Christmas. Pastor Simon will be also be sharing his message, called "A Narnia Christmas."

And, a reminder that you always have access to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!). Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. They are exploring the book of Acts. Come and join the fun!

The Discipleship training class will NOT meet this Sabbath, but will resume after the holidays.

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!

And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. You may return your tithes and offerings to The Place or on-line by clicking on the link provided.


Merry Christmas!
We at The Place would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. We invite you to come and spend Christmas time with us this Sabbath. And, we would like to thank all of you who so generously brought gifts for the children in our community. We are happy to say that we received an abundance of gifts for children who would otherwise not receive any gifts this Christmas holiday. We also want to thank God for all of the gifts He gives us daily. The gifts of love, life, health, family, friends. We are immensely blessed and rejoice during this special holiday season and the chance we have to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

The Place Finances
Once again, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your faithful giving. During November, we received tithe in the amount of $11,876, bringing us to a total of $135,116 for the year. We also received $5,218 towards our church budget, bringing that total to $79,958 for the year. Although we are still behind in our church budget for this year, we trust that God will continue to bless you as you support The Place and our ministry.

We would like to remind you that our Christmas tree would be happy to receive any Christmas gifts in envelopes with checks inside!

Thanks for remembering us during your year end giving. And, just a reminder from our treasurers that any donations to The Place must be received by December 31st to be credited as tax-deductible donations for 2005. God bless you.

The Place Small Groups
Yes, we know we talk about our small groups a lot...but, there is a great reason for doing so...they are awesome! For the many of you who are blessed each week in our small groups, you know what we mean. But, sadly, there are still some who are missing out on that blessing!

In 2006, we are going to be doing some special things with our small groups. As we begin the year, we will be focusing on the topic of prayer during the first few months...and our small groups will be a part of that journey together as we learn about how God prays for us...and how understanding that can strengthen our own prayer lives.

And, we are believing that we are going to be starting several new small groups - one in Ventura; one in Thousand Oaks; another one focused on families with young children and hopefully more.

If you are interested in making a commitment to a small group, would like to start a new one, or just have questions, please contact Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com.

The Place Website & Holiday Shopping
We are very proud of our church website...www.theplacechurch.com. And, we invite you to check it out if you have not done so. You can find everything you need to know about The Place - from our church calendar to photos of our church events.
And, even though you are running out of time for Christmas, we would like to remind you that whether it is for Christmas, or any time during the year, you may shop on-line and contribute to The Place at the same time! Shop online at www.theplacechurch.com for all your holiday gifts--and help the church by doing it! All the merchants in our online store give back 4% to 8% of your purchase spending, all of which goes directly to our local church budget. With over 20 top name stores and counting, you should be able to shop for anyone with ease! Amazon, KB Toys, Brookstone, iTunes, Sony, and more!
Just start your shopping trip from the store links below to ensure the Place receives credit.

http://www.theplacechurch.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm

It's that easy! And-if there are any other suggestions for shopping websites for us to try and add, please contact Jeremy Bachmann at 818-438-5316 or click on the link below. Happy shopping!

Contact Jeremy


Prayer
In 2006, we want to make prayer a focal point of our spiritual journey at The Place. For many of you, that is nothing new. For others, it will be brand new. But, regardless of which category you fit into, we want to grow together in 2006. Pastor Simon will begin the new year with a sermon series focused on prayer, and many of our small groups will be focusing on prayer as well! We invite you to join the journey, individually and corporately.

Also, many of us have prayer requests and praises to God...and our prayer team loves to pray and praise along with you. If you have prayer requests you may email them to our prayer team coordinator, Joelle Vessels at processgirl@hotmail.com. And, we are always looking for more pray-ers. Let us know if you would be interested in being part of our prayer team. This is a vital ministry and the heart of our mission as a church.

Dreaming of 2006
Yes, we know we just wished you Merry Christmas, but we are already dreaming of a happy new year. Just as we as a church had dreams that God blessed us with this past year, we are dreaming of new dreams and new blessings for this coming year.
Some of our dreams for 2006 include continuing to grow our Children's Ministries. We have been so blessed as many young families continue to join our fellowship... and, we look forward to continuing to develop this vital ministry. We are also dreaming of expanded small groups and prayer ministries as outlined above. And, we are dreaming of developing and beginning a discipleship program for all our members, to help each one of us find and use those gifts that God has given us, both within our church and in our community. We are also dreaming of continuing to learn how to share our faith with our friends and neighbors as part of our daily lives.
Those are some of our corporate dreams - but those dreams are only as big and as good as the dreams that God has put on your heart. We invite you to dream along with us! Starting in January, we as a church will take some time to dream together, but if you have dreams that can't wait, please contact Pastor Simon!

...and a happy NEW year.
Yes, we have some new things in store for 2006. One of those is a new bulletin, which you will see very shortly. Another is a new communications ministry, in which one of our members is going to be the central coordinator for us for news - both good and bad, and for expediting ways we can minister to one another when we need it!
We are also going to be having some more family time - we have already scheduled the NPAA gym for 2 saturday nights - 1/14 and 2/18 - for volleyball and playing together! But, we can handle more, if you or your family would like to take the lead.
And, most importantly, we continue to seek new ways that we as a church family can fall in love with our God and share that good news with our kids, our families, our friends and our community.

We wish you a happy new year at The Place!!

posted by The Place @ 6:19 PM  

Thursday, December 15, 2005

The Scoop- December 15th, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. We look forward to his message entitled "Ordinary People's Christmas."

And, a reminder that you always have access to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!). Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. They are exploring the book of Acts.

The Discipleship training class will meet this Sabbath at 10 a.m. Pastor Simon and Mindy will be leading out. The Discipleship group also meets on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m.

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!


And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. You may return your tithes and offerings to The Place or on-line by clicking on the link provided.


Christmas Vespers-This Friday Night
THIS Friday night, December 16th, there will be a Christmas vespers at The Place starting at 7 p.m. We invite you to come and share in the praise and fellowship. This will be a special time as we will be having communion during vespers and singing Christmas carols. Snacks will also be served. Please don't miss out on this memorable night!


Toy Drive-This Sabbath
The Place will be having a toy drive this coming Sabbath, December 17th. Some of you may have already taken a name tag last Sabbath specifying a boy's or girl's name and an age group. Please bring the unwrapped toy you have purchased this Sabbath. If you were not able to take a tag last week, you may still donate a gift for a child in our community...just bring the unwrapped today this Sabbath. Thanks for your help! If you would like more information or have questions, please contact Cindy Schumacher at 805-579-9557.

The Place Fellowship Luncheon
This Sabbath we will be having our monthly fellowship luncheon. Christmas time is a great time to be together and to share a meal. So, please join us for a wonderful time of fellowship following church services. Invite your friends and bring your favorite food to share...we look forward to seeing you!


Christmas Caroling & Shopping
This coming Sabbath, December 17th, we invite you to join us for our 2nd annual Christmas Caroling at Simi Valley Hospital. We will meet at the hospital at the North Wing at 4p.m. The address is 2975 N. Sycamore in Simi Valley.

And-for all of you who like to beat holiday traffic and shop on-line, you may also contribute to The Place while doing so. Shop online at www.theplacechurch.com for all your holiday gifts--and help the church by doing it! All the merchants in our online store give back 4% to 8% of your purchase spending, all of which goes directly to our local church budget. With over 20 top name stores and counting, you should be able to shop for anyone with ease! Amazon, KB Toys, Brookstone, iTunes, Sony, and more!
Just start your shopping trip from the store links below to ensure the Place receives credit.

http://www.theplacechurch.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm

It's that easy! And-if there are any other suggestions for shopping websites for us to try and add, please contact Jeremy Bachmann at 818-438-5316 or click on the link below. Happy shopping!

Small Group Holiday Get Together
Since we are in the mood to celebrate all things, we invite you to join us on Tuesday evening, December 20th for our Small Group Holiday Party. The get together will be at the Bachmann home, 837 Blue Springs Drive, Westlake Village, CA - #805-494-9343. It will start at 7 p.m. This is an open invitation to all who are participating in small groups as well as for anyone who is interested in joining one. This is a great opportunity to spend time with your fellow small group members while mingling with other small groups.

Wild At Heart Men's Time-This Sunday
The men will gather for their monthly time of fun and fellowship this Sunday, December 18th at 10:00 a.m. Please plan on meeting at the park on the corner of Wendy & Kimber. This will be the last meeting day for the Wild At Heart Men for 2005.

Church Finances
Once again, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your faithful giving. During November, we received tithe in the amount of $11,876, bringing us to a total of $135,116 for the year. We also received $5,218 towards our church budget, bringing that total to $79,958 for the year. Although we are still behind in our church budget for this year, we trust that God will continue to bless you as you support The Place and our ministry.

We would like to remind you that our Christmas tree would be happy to receive any Christmas gifts in envelopes with checks inside! Thanks for remembering us during your year end giving. And, just a reminder from our treasurers that any donations to The Place must be received by December 31st to be credited as tax-deductible donations for 2005. God bless you.

posted by The Place @ 5:56 PM  

Friday, December 09, 2005

The Scoop- December 8th, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath Pastor Neil Richmund will be preaching at The Place. We look forward to his message and to having Scott Reed lead us in praise and worship.

And, if you can't make it this week, or any week, you may listen to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!) Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. They are exploring the book of Acts.

The Discipleship training class will meet this Sabbath at 10 a.m. Pastor Simon and Mindy will be leading out. The Discipleship group also meets on Wednesday nights at 7 p.m.

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!

However, we will not be having our monthly Children's Church this Sabbath. We will continue with Children's Church the second Sabbath of next month. Sorry about that, kids.

We will also continue with our monthly visitor's luncheon this Sabbath after services. We invite all visitors and new members (other members are welcome also) to the Wolcott home for lunch. This is a great time to get to each other and enjoy some delicious food.

And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing.

Faith First Concert-This Saturday!
We will be having a Faith First concert at The Place THIS Saturday evening, December 10th at 4 p.m. We invite EVERYONE to come out to this free event and experience the blessing of praising together. We are all so excited to have the members of Faith First at The Place. If you would like to donate money toward this event, or if you would like to purchase the CD in advance, please contact Heather Richmund at hrichmund@hotmail.com or Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event!

Food Drive & Toy Drive
This Sabbath (December 10th) is our monthly canned food drive. The items that we collect are distributed to the children, seniors and families in our community. You may have recently heard on the news (or read in your local newspaper) that canned food contributions has been lacking significantly over the last two months. Some of the families who have requested food assistance have been turned away. There have been many natural disasters and much human suffering over the past year, and sometimes it seems that there is an overwhelming amount of assistance needed. However, it is possible to make a difference in someone's life with even the smallest gifts. We ask you to please consider all those less fortunate than yourself, and bring in a canned food item or diapers (or whatever you can) next Sabbath. Thank you all for making a difference in our community.

And-The Place will be having a toy drive next Sabbath, December 17th. If you would like to participate in this ministry. please take a gift card from our Christmas tree this Sabbath after services. The gift card will specify either a boy's or girl's name as well as an age group to buy a gift for. Please bring an unwrapped toy next Sabbath to donate to the children in our community who may not receive a gift this Christmas without our help. Thanks for your help! If you would like more information, please contact Cindy Schumacher through the link listed below.

The Place Progressive Christmas Dinner Party-This Sunday
Tis the season! We are so excited to be celebrating the most wonderful time of the year with our annual Progressive Christmas Dinner Party. Please mark your calendars for THIS Sunday, December 11th beginning at 4 p.m. We will be visiting three separate homes for meals and exchanging Christmas ornaments. And-there will be a special activity planned this year involving video cameras...so please bring your video camera AND the CABLE you use to plug it in the TV!!!!

The first home we will visit for appetizers (from 4-5 p.m.) will be the Lew residence located at 4210 Greenwood St. in Newbury Park (805) 498-0905. The second home we will visit for the entrees (from 5-6 p.m.) will be the Wolcott's residence, 3216 Casino Drive, Thousand Oaks (805-492-7180). The third home we will visit for dessert and ornament exchange (from 6-8 p.m.) will be the Bachmann residence located at 837 Blue Springs Drive in Westlake Village (805) 494-9343. Directions will be available this Sabbath, and at each home for the next one...we really hope you ALL can make it...and bring your friends and family!


Christmas Stuff
Next Friday night, December 16th, there will be a Christmas vespers at The Place starting at 7 p.m. We invite you to come and share in the praise and fellowship. This will be a special time as we will also be having communion during vespers. Please don't miss out on this memorable night.

The following day, Sabbath, December 17th, we invite you to join us for our 2nd annual Christmas Caroling at Simi Valley Hospital. We will meet at the hospital at the North Wing at 4p.m.

And-for all of you who like to beat holiday traffic and shop on-line, you may also contribute to The Place while doing so. Shop online at www.theplacechurch.com for all your holiday gifts--and help the church by doing it! All the merchants in our online store give back 4% to 8% of your purchase spending, all of which goes directly to our local church budget. With over 20 top name stores and counting, you should be able to shop for anyone with ease! Amazon, KB Toys, Brookstone, iTunes, Sony, and more!
Just start your shopping trip from the store links below to ensure the Place receives credit.

http://www.theplacechurch.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm

It's that easy! And-if there are any other suggestions for shopping websites for us to try and add, please contact Jeremy Bachmann at 818-438-5316 or click on the link below. Happy shopping!

Small Group Holiday Get Together
Since we are in the mood to celebrate all things, we invite you to join us on Tuesday evening, December 20th for our Small Group Holiday Party. The get together will be at the Bachmann home and will start at 7 p.m. This is an open invitation to all who are participating in small groups as well as for anyone who is interested in joining one. This is a great opportunity to spend time with your fellow small group members while mingling with other small groups.

Mom's Ministry & Wild At Heart Men's Sunday
Our last Mommies get together for 2005 will take place next Wednesday, December 14th. The Mommies will meet for dinner as well as the secret Santa gift exchange at Heather Richmond's home in Newbury Park. It will be a catered dinner so you don't have to bring any food, but you are welcome to donate $10-15 for the meal. We are also adopting the Alves family as a group and look forward to making special Christmas gifts to the two children and assisting Rodney and Lilian fiancially or with special Christmas gifts. We will continue with our wonderful mommies ministry in January of 2006. We thank all the mommies who support one another and their community through their love and caring, and a special thanks to Heather Richmund for coordinating the activities. Happy New Year!

Next Sunday, December 18th at 10:00 a.m. will be the last meeting day for the Wild At Heart Men for 2005. Stay tuned for the details next week.

Youth Calendar
A ski trip has been planned for the first weekend in January. Robert Nomelli will be leading out on this trip and taking the youth to Mammoth. More details will be given as the date approaches. Please mark this time on your calendars. If you would like to contact Robert, please call 818-292-6143.

And-the NPAA gym continues to be available for all of you who like to play games or simply spend time with your friends. You and your friends are welcome on Sundays from 6-8 p.m.

posted by The Place @ 9:30 PM  

Thursday, December 01, 2005

The Scoop- December 1st, 2005

This Week At The Place
This Sabbath Pastor Simon will be preaching at The Place. He is concluding his series on Falling In Love With Jesus. This week is the twelfth in his series and is titled "The Glory Of The Lord." And - before the sermon, the CAES Choir will be singing. We welcome the choir members and family as they bless us.

And, if you can't make it this week, or any week, you may listen to the sermons on-line (we even podcast!!) Check out all the new stuff at www.theplacechurch.com.

Elder Rob Randall will be leading out in the adult Sabbath School that meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. They are exploring the book of Acts.

And the Discipleship training class continues meeting this week on Sabbath at 10:00 a.m. and on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

There are also Sabbath School classes available for all ages. Sabbath school starts at 10:30 a.m. at "The Little Place"...stop by and be blessed!

And-a reminder that your tithes and offerings are always a blessing. You may return your tithes and offerings to The Place or on-line by clicking on the link provided.


Volleyball, anyone?
As we continue to become more and more active as a church family, we are looking for those who like to really jump up and down. This Sunday, December 4th, we will be joining a group from the Vallejo Drive Church in volleyball. It is at 2:00 p.m. at the La Canada High School Sand Volleyball Courts, 4463 Oak Grove Drive, La Canada. In the future, we will be playing closer, most likely at Zuma Beach, on a semi-regular basis. If you are interested in participating or have questions, you may call Ben Seifert @ 805-750-0648.

Food Drive & Toy Drive
Next Sabbath (December 10th) is our monthly canned food drive. The items that we collect are distributed to the children, seniors and families in our community. You may have recently heard on the news (or read in your local newspaper) that canned food contributions has been lacking significantly over the last two months. Some of the families who have requested food assistance have been turned away. There have been many natural disasters and much human suffering over the past year, and sometimes it seems that there is an overwhelming amount of assistance needed. However, it is possible to make a difference in someone's life with even the smallest gifts. We ask you to please consider all those less fortunate than yourself, and bring in a canned food item or diapers (or whatever you can) next Sabbath. Thank you all for making a difference in our community.

And- in the next few weeks we will be having a toy drive (similar to last year's) where you may donate a toy to a child who would otherwise not receive anything for Christmas. Please stay tuned for more details!


Children's Church & Visitor's Luncheon- Next Sabbath
We will be having our monthly Children's Church next Sabbath, December 10th. Please bring your child to the Fellowship Hall at 11:30 for an hour of music, lesson, crafts, and snacks based on a Veggietales curriculum.

We will also continue with our monthly visitor's luncheon next Sabbath after services. We invite all visitors and new members (other members are welcome also) to the Wolcott home for lunch. This is a great time to get to each other and enjoy some delicious food.

Faith First Concert- Next Saturday Night!
We will be having a Faith First concert at The Place next Saturday evening, December 10th at 4 p.m. We invite EVERYONE to come out to this free event and experience the blessing of praising together. We are all so excited to have the members of Faith First at The Place. If you would like to donate money toward this event, or if you would like to purchase the CD in advance, please contact Heather Richmund at hrichmund@hotmail.com or Pastor Simon at simonliversidge@hotmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful event!


The Place Progressive Christmas Dinner Party
Christmas is just around the corner...and that means that we will be celebrating with our annual Progressive Christmas Dinner Party. Please mark your calendars for Sunday, December 11th. We will be visiting three separate homes for meals and exchanging Christmas ornaments. And-there will be a special activity planned this year involving video cameras (my lips are sealed).

However, our party can only be a success with your help. If you are interested in preparing salads, soups, appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, and/or desserts, PLEASE contact Cecilia Liversidge asap @(818) 676-0247 or via e-mail @ cecilialiversidge@hotmail.com. Some members have already signed up, but we still need MANY more. You may sign up in the lobby this Sabbath.


West Point Of Evangelism
Next week, December 4-7, the West Point of Evangelism is being held right here in Simi Valley at the Grand Vista Hotel, 999 Enchanted Way. The theme this year is "For Such a Time as This." The keynote speaker is Bill McClendon. And, there will be many wonderful speakers including Hans LaRondelle; Dan Smith; Bill Tucker; John Brunt, and many more, including our very own Alan Reinach. This is a training series for those interested in doing evangelism - whether you are a professional evangelist or a lay person who just wants to know more. And, it is FREE! But, they are asking you to pre-register if you are interested. You may do so at 805-413-7254 or by emailing to vivienne@puconline.org. If you would like more details and/or are interested in going, please talk to Pastor Simon @ 805-498-2300.

Christmas Stuff
On Friday night, December 16th, there will be a Christmas vespers at The Place starting at 7 p.m. We invite you to come and share in the praise and fellowship. We will also be having communion during vespers. Please don't miss out on this blessed time.

And-for all of you who like to beat holiday traffic and shop on-line, you may also contribute to The Place while doing so. Shop online at www.theplacechurch.com for all your holiday gifts--and help the church by doing it! All the merchants in our online store give back 4% to 8% of your purchase spending, all of which goes directly to our local church budget. With over 20 top name stores and counting, you should be able to shop for anyone with ease! Amazon, KB Toys, Brookstone, iTunes, Sony, and more!
Just start your shopping trip from the store links below to ensure the Place receives credit.

http://www.theplacechurch.com/bookstore/bookstore.htm

It's that easy! And-if there are any other suggestions for shopping websites for us to try and add, please contact Jeremy Bachmann at 818-438-5316. Happy shopping!

posted by The Place @ 2:45 PM  


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